Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 8895 Youree Drive Shreveport, LA 71115

Volume XXXIV Issue 8

August 2019

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Mission Statement: We the people of Holy Trinity are called to “Glorify God by building vibrant relationships with Jesus and joyfully sharing his message with others.

What You Need To Know!

Summer Brunch

Aug 11th at 9:15am

Youth Lock-In

Aug 10th

Starting at 4:00 pm

Rally Day

Aug 11th

Ann Compere from Dakota

Boys & Girls Ranch

Check out our website at :

www.holytrinityshreveport.com

Church Office Closed

Independence Day

School Starts

Bossier—7th

Caddo—12th

Benton—14th

Chancel Choir Resumes

Sun. 18th at 9:30 am

& Wed. 21st at 6:30 pm

King’s Kids Resumes

Wed. 21st at 4:30 pm

Council Meeting

Aug 19th

at 6:00 pm

ASST. MINISTERS 8/10:30

04. Judy Lauritsen & Roger Barnes 11. Rick Volden & Roger Barnes 18. Howard Hart & Bob McCollum 25. Mary Wright & Linda McCollum COUNT TEAM

04. Johnson, G. Barnes, Mitchell 11. Shoul, Asbrock, de Graffenreid 18. Moentmann, Farnell 25. McCollum, Rabon, R. Barnes CHURCH CLOSER

04. Eric Johnson 11. Tommy Rabon 18. Tim Moentmann 25. Roger Barnes If you are unable to serve when you are scheduled, please switch with someone and inform the office of the change.

07. Jocelyn McPherson 08. Robert Crawford 08. Devin Dowden 08. Ken Guzel 08. Debbie Stevens 16. Katy Parker 18. Ellie Volden 22. Kaylea Busacker 23. Liam Leighton 25. Eric Johnson 25. Logan Rash 26. Niki Barz 27. Belinda Moentmann 28. Donnie Menn 30. Ann Anderson

Nyla Farley Kay Rabon

Gerry Barnes Carol Shoul

Eleanor de Graffenreid

More Drivers Needed. Contact Carol Shoul (347-9073)

01. Kay Rabon 08. Carol Shoul

15. Sandy Barrington 22. Kay Rabon

29. Sandy Barrington

05. John & Kay Dorsey 05. ELCA Church-wide Assembly Thru the 10th

07. Bossier School Starts

10. LuLaRoe—10:30am-3:30pm Youth Lock-In—4:00pm

11. Summer Brunch—9:15am Rally Day Ann Compere from Dakota Boys & Girls Ranch

12. Caddo School Starts

13. Hope House

14. Benton School Starts Worship & Music Mtg—5:30pm

18. Noisy Offering Sunday School Begins– 9:15am Chancel Choir Begins—9:30am

19. Council Meeting—6:00pm

21. King’s Kids—4:30pm Choir Practice—6:30pm

28. King’s Kids—4:30pm Choir Practice—6:30pm

01. Cassandra Aalgaard 01. Bill McCleary 01. Mary Wright 08. Kim Grain 13. Linda McCollum 17. Steve Carlsrud 20. Anne Oden Thomas 20. Mollye Shacklette 30. Amy Norgard

READERS 8/10:30

04. Shirley Asbrock & Bill McCleary 11. Jimmy Wright & Ken Guzel 18. Rick Volden & Bob Roy 25. Judy Lauritsen & Kathleen Mitchell USHERS 8/10:30

04. Menn/Offineer & McPherson 11. Carlsrud & Shoul/de Graffenreid 18. Lauritsen & Norgard 25. Shepherd/Wood & Buckmaster/Parker ACOLYTES 8/10:30

04. Karen Carlsrud & Emma Leighton 11. Adam Dale & Madeline Crawford 18. Brennon Menn & Alexa & Kayla McPherson 25. Jimmy Wright & Adam Dale

Bless, O God, those who lead and assist in our

services as they serve you and enable us to

participate in this time of worship. Amen

PS – A Word from Pastor Stan

SCHOOL’S IN SESSION! Those are the words we will be hearing all during August as

our various schools begin classes for this school year. For Kris and me, it means that two of our

grandchildren begin kindergarten. It means also that Sunday School classes begin again for all ages

from young to old. There will be some changes as we say farewell to Merikay Ringer, who has

taught the adult class for some time now. Her house has sold and she is moving to Overland Park,

Kansas to be near her children. So the adult class will be under new leadership.

Christian Education, as a whole, is under new leadership with Vickie Menn, returning as their

chair. We look forward to a creative and exciting year. I will begin teaching confirmation class on

Sunday mornings as well. The confirmands will be studying Luther’s Small Catechism and our Lu-

theran heritage.

In September, I will begin my Tuesday evening class. This time we will be studying “The

Greatest Story – Jesus”. It is a 16 session study of Jesus’ life and ministry as found in the Gospels.

The cost for student’s books will be $15.00 each. We will meet at 7:00 p.m. in the adult classroom to

study and discuss the life of Jesus. We will begin on Tuesday, September 3rd. Let me know you

want to be a part of this group by signing up on the sheet in the narthex, especially so we have plenty

of student’s books.

As you check out these opportunities for study, we are reminded that being a Christian and a

Lutheran is a lifelong learning endeavor. A child like faith and confirmation instruction are a good

beginning, but there is always more to lean about God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – and how we

can live out our faith in all aspects of our life.

Come share your faith and hear about the faith of our Christians. Bring your questions and doubts, God is ready and willing to engage each of us where we are and help us to learn more and grow in our faith and discipleship.

THE GREATEST STORY – JESUS

This is the title of our adult Bible study beginning in September. We will look at the life, min-istry, and message of Jesus as found in the Gospels. We will begin on Tuesday, September 3rd, at 7:00 p.m. in the adult classroom. This is a sixteen session study. The student’s books will cost $15.00. There will be a signup sheet in the narthex soon. Please sign up so that we can be sure to or-der enough student’s books for everyone.

PLEDGE GIVING PERFORMANCE REPORT

YEAR TO DATE GIVING TOTAL YEAR PROJECTION

YEAR

PLEDGE

AMOUNT AS

OF 06/30/19

ACTUAL AMOUNT

GIVEN AS OF

06/30/19

AMOUNT OVER/UNDER PROJECTION

PLEDGE AMOUNT

PROJECTED YEAR END TOTAL AT CURRENT RATE OF GIVING

AMOUNT OVER/UNDER PROJECTION

2019 $74,469 $77,034 $2,565 $151,798 $157,020 $5,222

103.44%

June 2019 Income

General Fund (includes Flowers & Thrivent) $16,268.00 Building (includes A/C & Capital Imp.) $300.00 Endowment $135.00 Noisy Offering $55.41 Special Giving* $3,072.00 Total $19,830.41

(Special Giving includes Briarwood, Disaster Relief, MMAD Camp,

Pastor Discretionary, and Rentals)

Girl’s Pink Knit Cap

Pink Tennis Shoes - Child’s 13

Navy Rangers T Cap

Grey/Pink Girl’s Tee - Child’s 8

Christian Education & Youth

Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch, Minot, ND…..we will be hosting one of the directors, Ann Compere, Saturday night and Sunday. She will give a little talk on the awesome work that the Ranch does for children who need help. We have collected over $200 for the Ranch during VBS and would love to

add to it during the next couple of weeks and present her a check from our church to help them out. So, located in the narthex will be a bright orange container with their logo on it, if you would like to drop in a few coins, or bills awesome. If you would like to write a check….great…..make it out to HTLC and earmark it for the Ranch we will see that they receive it. Thank you for helping us bless such a great cause.

Rally Day kicks off the new Sunday School year…so lets all

plan on being here!

Regular Sunday School classes start Sunday, August 18, 2019.

We will start off with the opening at 9:15 am in the Small Chapel and then go to the classrooms

located upstairs, so some changes are coming our way.

Remember, there is strength in numbers….the more kiddos we have in attendance, the more

enjoyable it is for the kids, and the more fun things we can plan. So get your little ones here to

Sunday School, so we can shower them with the love of our Lord and Savior!

We are glad to have on board this year: Dr. Dan for openings

Pastor for Confirmation Amy Pope and Melanie Cooper for 3rd – 5th grade

Nichole Offineer for Kindgtn – 2nd grade Ms. Kris Crawford and Vickie Menn as needed

As always, God’s peace be with you,

Vickie Menn

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If you would like to help out with the lock in, we could use your help by donating different items such as breakfast bars, some “snackie” type of foods , and some “Hug” drinks for evening time.

Saturday, August 10---Lock In starts @ 4 pm,

waterslide, games, pizza and an overnight camp out in

the fellowship hall.

Sunday, August 11---the children will be leading both

church services…..

So come and lets say Good bye to summer fun and hello to a new school year with the blessings of the

backpacks.

Evangelism

Hey Ushers and Greeters! Did you fill in the blanks in the July Spirit? The blanks are filled in the following paragraphs.

Guide visitors to the worship space and direct them to the restrooms, or other places as needed.

Be proactive, watching for anyone who seems lost or unsure where to go.

After worship, make an effort to reconnect with visitors.

Consider something like “It was nice to worship with you today” rather than, “Thank you for visiting us today,” as a way of including them as full participants in worship.

We a having a few visitors and return of former members so let’s make sure we are making them feel at home with us.

God’s Peace

Shirley Asbrock

Evangelism Council Member

Stewardship

Stewardship – A responsive management of gifts God has placed in our hands. Several years ago, we began to reflect on many of the gifts received from God: a home without a mortgage,

grown children each working on their careers, good health, good friends, and the opportunity to worship and work in

this church. With more blessings than we could begin to count, we began to tithe.

Time passed as tithing continued (Simply Giving made it so easy). Disposable income increased enabling the

support of special church programs. Holy Trinity is blessed to have members willing to offer their time and talent with

children’s programs, maintenance of our building and grounds and to those less fortunate such as Hope House,

NWLA Food Bank, Holiday Food Baskets, to name a few.

Life has not been without pitfalls, but God is always there to pick us up and put us back on track. Overall we

have enjoyed a wonderful journey. We are all blessed to be a part of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

God’s Work Our Hands

—Member

Fellowship

Rally Day Brunch

Sunday, August 11th

9:15 am

This is our last Summer Brunch for 2019! We have had some awesome foods this summer!

Please come and join us as we celebrate Rally Day and Back to School with more of that awesome Holy Trinity Brunch Food!

Please bring something to share:

Casserole or other Breakfast Main Dish, Fresh Fruit (Strawberries, Melon, Grapes, etc. or Fruit Salad), Breads (Sweet Rolls, Donuts, , Pas-tries, Muffins, etc.). Please bring your items plated and ready to serve.

We hope you will join us. These “Between Services” Brunches are also a great time for both services to get together and have a time of fellowship.

It’s also a great time to come and bring friends to church and show off Holy Trinity at its best. Fo-cus on bringing friends with children. Maybe they will bring their children back for Sunday School when they see what we have going on at Holy Trinity.

Social Outreach

School Supplies for

Stoner Hill Elementary

Deadline Extended

The Social Outreach Committee is collecting school sup-plies for the students of Stoner Hill Elementary. We need your help!

If you would like to help, please take a Supply List from the table in the Narthex and bring some of the items and put

them in the tubs in the Narthex. Cash Donations are also welcome.

New Deadline! Please bring School Supplies by August 10th. Cash Donations are needed by August 4 as we need time to shop for you.

THANK YOU!!!

Linda McCollum

Fellowship & Social Outreach Chair

HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

8895 Youree Drive

Shreveport, LA 71115–2511

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